Extended Thaw

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Mid 40s? Yep, we made it today - despite the deep freeze last night (some suburbs fell to teens and even single digits!).

Several more days are looking like today. Later in the week, more clouds will obscure the sun and a few showers will move in. This pattern is very tame too - something out of the ordinary for January. It makes me wonder: after two mild winters, is our perception of winter softening? Will we consider any winds between 15 and 20mph a "windy day"? Will temperatures in the teens be considered "brutal" or "ghastly" cold?

I'm asking this because there are signs that in about 10 days our temperatures will turn VERY cold. Potentially enough to rival the cold of several years ago when some elementary schools canceled classes (because the heat failed as I recall, not because it rendered people immobile). This early in the game, and althought the signs of this cold are evident, it could potentially temper - as it so often has in years past.

Anyway, no sense in living in the future. Back to the present. 40s rule until Sunday, when we make a run at the mid 50s! Some showers will work in by Friday, but they don't seem to be enough to hammer us with 1-2" of rain.

Be well.

Pete

Thunderous Start to Workweek

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!

Rear-view Mirror

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

As we exit our recent soggy pattern we do so with one more weather system capable of producing scattered showers & t-storms. This cool front is a slow mover (aren't we all on Monday mornings?!) up in northern New England right now. This slow moving front will settle into our part of the world very late this afternoon bringing a chance of some scattered t-storms between 4-pm. Until then you have a great day with mostly sunny skies along with temperatures in the low 80s. For some, a bit on the humid side for much of the day.

We'll Take Average

Posted by Chris Lambert

Well, we had a lot of clouds this afternoon, but at least not a lot of rain.  Sure a few showers were out there, scattered about, but hopefully they didn't ruin any plans you had with dad.  Temps made it into the mid to upper 70s, which is close to the average for this time of year.  In fact, the whole 7-day forecast is within 5 degrees of average each and every day.  That means lots of upper 70s and lower 80s on the board.  Not bad being average this time of year, huh?

Happy Father's Day

Posted by Chris Lambert

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there, and to my dad as well.  So what's on tap for the day?  Golf, grilling, just hanging out? Whatever it is, all and all, it's still a pretty good day for dad weather-wise.  I wish I could say the Father's Day forecast exactly repeats Saturday, but we do have a few late afternoon showers to track.